ACT Heritage Library Manuscript Collection
HMSS 0324 Tharwa Bridge Photographs
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Call Number |
HMSS 0324 |
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Collection |
Tharwa Bridge Photographs |
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Date Range |
1895; 1898 |
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Quantity |
0.01m (1 wallet) |
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Access Conditions |
open |
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Copying conditions |
with attribution |
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Related Collections |
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The Tharwa bridge was opened on 27 March 1895 and is considered one of the most significant pieces of heritage in the Australian Capital Territory. The bridge crosses the Murrumbidgee River on the outskirts of Canberra. The bridge, 170 metres long, is the oldest surviving four-span Allan-type truss bridge in Australia. It has national heritage significance.
BOX LIST
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IMAGE NUMBERS |
DESCRIPTION
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DATES
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1 |
Opening of Tharwa Bridge, 27 March 1895. Group of pedestrians and the Queanbeyan Mounted Rifles on horses crossing he bridge from the Tharwa side. |
1895 |
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2 |
Tharwa Bridge from the Tharwa side, showing laden cart on the bridge. |
ca 1898 |